Leafs Gully Farm Pty Limited v Mitchell [2015] NSWSC 1460

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Leafs Gully Farm Pty Limited v Mitchell [2015] NSWSC 1460 Hearing dates: 4, 5, 6 and 23 March and 29 April 2015 Date of orders: 07 October 2015 Decision date: 07 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Lindsay J Decision: An order for specific performance available to enforce a contract made by exercise of an option to purchase land exercised, in accordance with an option agreement, by a nominee of the grantee of the option. Catchwords: CONVEYANCING – Breach of contract for sale and remedies – Purchaser's remedies – Specific performance – Option deed – Construction of option – Exercise of option to purchase land by a nominee of the grantee of the option Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW Cases Cited: Ashton v Pratt [2015] NSWCA 12 at [49] Birmingham, Dudley and District Banking Company (1888) 38 ChD 295 at 312-313 Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. [1893] 1 QB 256 Clark v Lonergan (1960) 78 WN (NSW) 367 at 370 Commissioner of Taxation v Sara Lee Household & Body Care (Australia) Pty Limited (2000) 201 CLR 520 at 533[22] and 537[42] Concrete Pty Limited v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Limited (2006) 229 CLR 577 at 606[99]-[100], Cf, 585 [19] n 20 Coulls v Bagot's Executor & Trustee Co Limited (1967) 119 CLR 460 at 478-479, 486 and 493 Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co v Selfridge & Co Limited [1915] AC 847 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc (2002) 209 CLR 95 at 105-106[24]-[25] Karaguleski v Vasil Bros & Co Pty Limited [1981] 1 NSWLR 267 at 269G-270C Sidney Eastman Pty Limited v Southern (1962) 80 WN (NSW) 548 at 550-551 St Hilliers (Developments) Pty Limited v Radmanovich [2002] NSWSC 524; (2003) NSW Conv R 56-030 at [9]-[10] Summers v Cocks (1927) 40 CLR 321 at 331 Trego v Hunt [1896] AC 7 at 25 Trident General Insurance Co Limited v McNiece Bros Pty Limited (1988) 165 CLR 107 at 121 and 148-149 Tweddle v Atkinson (1861) 1 B&S 393; 121 ER 762 Westminster Estates Pty Limited v Calleja [1970] 2 NSWR 526 at 531 White City Tennis Club Limited v John Alexander's Clubs Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 1225 at [127], on appeal (2010) 241 CLR 1 Wilson v Darling Island Stevedoring and Lighterage Co Limited (1956) 59 CLR 43 at 67 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Leafs Gully Farm Pty Limited ACN 164 409 143 (Plaintiff) Richard Gordon Mitchell (First Defendant) AGL Power Generation Pty Limited ACN 086 586 192 (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: RG McHugh SC and J Hutton (Plaintiff) BA Coles QC and PT Russell (First Defendant) AP Lo Surdo SC and DR Meltz (Second Defendant)